Georgia Senate Bill 421, one of many pieces of legislation going into effect July 1, aims to increase punishment for those behind so-called swatting calls in order to deter future harrowing law enforcement false alarms in Georgia.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday establishing a legal standard for presidential immunity could further slow down Georgia’s 2020 presidential election interference case, several legal experts predict.
Conservative activists in Georgia and other states are using a new software tool as part of a broader effort to scrub voters from the rolls. As part of this initiative, they're asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge.
Soon after the Georgia legislative session ends in the waning days of winter is when bills lawmakers passed become laws but it isn’t until the summer sizzles July 1 when many of those laws take effect.
For the week ending June 28, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on launching an inquiry to help prevent the deaths of incarcerated people in federal, state, and local facilities, providing infrastructure upgrades to several military facilities in Georgia, introducing legislation to double the Pell Grant maximum award to students, and supporting row crop farmers in Georgia.
Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.
From city preparations to the debates broadcast, GPB reporters have the latest news about the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season. Check back for updates.
As Atlanta gears up to host this year’s first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a sense of calm anticipation pervades the city before Thursday's expected bustle. With the pressure of the election season mounting, Georgia residents are keenly preparing for the candidates' statements.
Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two intraparty fights from both sides of the aisle, including a race for a metro Atlanta Senate seat that has opened up for the first time in two decades and a coastal matchup where a GOP House incumbent is fighting to keep his seat
Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two intraparty fights from both sides of the aisle, including a race for a metro Atlanta Senate seat that has opened up for the first time in two decades and a coastal matchup where a GOP House incumbent is fighting to keep his seat
In a flurry of activity before Sine Die on Thursday, the Senate took up the business of passing bills, with 82 pieces of legislation on their rules calendar.
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.
Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.